Best Years for the 318 LA?
- If you want a roller cam, then '85 to 91 would be your choice for the LA.
- If you want a steel crank, then you'll be looking at early pickup truck engines. Early years do not have hardened seats for todays gas.
- I'm not sure there is an "absolute gold mine year" for the LA 318.
@318willrun, The magnum heads are suppose to be a good budget cylinder head for a LA 318. My question is, with them being known for cracking would this affect the durability of the cylinder head? Does the crack get worse and cause the seats to come out or let coolant into the oil, are they worth putting money into? Same question for the 302 heads.
